Quarterly reports about 2008 events from the Madison Parish office of the LSU AgCenter. Topics covered include: Youth Development, 4-H University and Clover College youth conference; EFNEP Nutrition Day Camp ; Reading to the Heart literacy enrichment program book fair and conference; food safety and hand washing; emgerency preparedness workshops.

Quarterly reports of 2009 events from Madison Parish. January, February, and March events include: regional 4-H Food & Fitness Expo; the Reading to the Heart literacy enrichment program; Madison Junior Leaders developed leadership skills at Ag Alley and Ag Adventures Pioneering; Communities IV Conference; Youth Gardeners; Lunch and Learn; LA Breed Reserve Champion; MHS Youth Health Fair; Ag Expo Mini Farm; Tri-State Soybean Forum; 2nd Annual Madison Parish Ag Day.

Description of the 2009-2010 Program Overview for Madison Parish 4-H.

Madison 4-Her's participated in Homecoming events at the LSU Tiger Stadium.

Healthy Living, one of three 4-H mission mndates for positive youth development, focuses on encouraging youth to learn, adopt and practice healthful decision-making. Healthy Living 4-H projects include Foods and Nutrition; Fitness, Health and Safety; Child Development; Consumer and Financial Management; and Personal Development. Use these links for monthly issues of the Madison Parish 4-H Healthy Connections newsletter providing information of interest to 4-H Club members and their families.

4-H is the most popular club in the nation with more than 243,000 members in Louisiana alone. Besides school and community club activities, 4-H hosts numerous after-school learning opportunities, camps and conferences, trips, contests, awards and more. Use these links for monthly issues of the Madison Parish 4-H Clover Connections newsletter providing information of interest to 4-H Club members and their families.

Three local volunteers attended the annual 4-H Volunteer Leader Training held September 23 at the Rayville Civic Center. The theme was working “To Make The Best Better” through improving the quality of 4-H Club experiences.

The Louisiana 4-H Camp Grant Walker Web site has recently undergone a complete redesign. Come take an online tour of the Camp Grant Walker facilities. View photos of the different buildings. Pan the campgrounds, and print a map of the campgrounds.

Use this invitation to encourage new 4-H members to join your 4-H Club. It could also be used to invite parents to attend regular 4-H meetings!

It’s a 4-H holiday! From October 4-10, join us in celebrating over a century of 4-H!

Citizenship, one of three 4-H Mission Mandates for postive youth development, includes Character Development, Citizenship, Leadership, Service-Learning, Communications and Theatre Arts projects. Louisiana 4-H is one of the nation's leaders in character education with all 64 parishes conducting character development programs. Use these links for monthly issues of the Madison Parish 4-H Character Connection newsletter providing information of interest to 4-H Club members and their families.

The LSU AgCenter's Madison Parish staff members are available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office or e-mail us. Our number at the office is 318-574-2465 or email at madison@agcenter.lsu.edu.

Selecting a 4-H project is an important first step when becoming a 4-H Club member. Your project should reflect your interests and goals. There are many 4-H projects to choose from. Use this revised Project Selection Guide to help you choose the project that is best for you. If you have difficulty selecting the project you're interested in, see if completing the Pick-A-Project activity at the back of the guide will help.

Please use this form to apply for a counselor position at 4-H Camp Grant Walker.

Order form for Clovergrams.

Easy things to do now for free to promote National 4-H Week

Write thank you notes to local supporters. Contact the 4-H Office for a list of people who deserve a BIG thank you for all they do.

Use this invitation to invite other students to your 4-H club meeting.

This can be used in scavenger hunts or Bingo games.

Use this outline for different 4-H projects.

A collection of different 4-H picture frames.

Use these fun tags in your 4-H balloon release activity to promote 4-H.

Who says Valentine's Day is the only time we can give away funny cards and sweet treats? National 4-H Week is great opportunity to share the fun with your own clever "Clover" cards!

Place 4-H promotional food tray liners in your school cafeteria or at local restaurants.

A wonderful drink recipe.

These wild and crazy bookmarks are just what you need to distribute to non-members to promote National 4-H Week! It is a two-sided document so you will need to print it front and back.

Use this set of 4-H club meeting reminder posters each month to publicize upcoming meetings.

Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the 4-H Advisory Council.

Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the 4-H Advisory Council.

Need quick name tags for an upcoming meeting? These templates offer a variety of uses. 4-H NAME TAGS is formatted for compatibility with Avery Name Badge Inserts 2 ¼” X 3 ½”. 4-H STICKER NAME TAGS are formatted for Avery template #5163.

Weekly bulletin on cotton research

End-of-the-year trips are always anticipated with anxious excitement, but the annual Madison Parish 4-H Blue Bayou trip takes fun to a breathtaking super-dimension.

Nineteen Madison Parish teens joined about 1,900 other youth, adult leaders and volunteers from across Louisiana for the annual 4-H University competition held on the LSU Baton Rouge campus June 23-26.

Contains information on how to take a soil sample for gardening, pasture and forage, row crops, flowerbeds, etc. Soil samples should be taken every three years. Also includes the form for sending in a soil sample.

The eighth annual 4-H Day at the Capitol brought together more than 2,500 4-H youth, parents and community volunteers with Louisiana legislators on the steps of the state Capitol to celebrate 4-H in Louisiana. The steps and grounds were blanketed in a sea of green and white for the traditional first Wednesday in June event.

Information on lawns, gardening, landscaping and trees for the home gardener.

Use this movie size candy wrapper to promote the Centennial celebration.

Use this snack size candy wrappers to promote the Centennial celebration.

Use these candy wrappers for mini size candy.

Use this standard size candy wrapper to promote the Centennial celebration.

Information on the Madison Parish 4-H program and how to join.

Provides hyperlinks to other crop-related resources.

Provides a list of members and the minutes taken for the Madison Parish Advisory Council Update.

4-H TEAM Challenge Camp is open to any 7th and 8th grade 4-H members. The cost of the camp is $55.00 and deadline to sign up will be March 9, 2009.

Equine Newsletter with information on District and State Horse Shows, Camps and other valuable information.

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